The archaeological mound of Sofalin south of the Alborz Mountains of Northern Iran (Eastern Rey plain) sheds considerablelight on at least four problems connected with the emergence of complex societies in this part of Iran. The first, it helpsfill a chronological gap in an important archaeological sequence by revealing a previously unidentified late fourth andthird millennium B.C. sequence of ...

it  is  the  tribal  structure  of  society  and  power  with  which  one  can  explain  many  developments  in  ancient  iran  in  particular  in  the  achaemenian  period.  the  ancient  authors  confirm  that  seven  families with various  names  played  an  important  role  in  political,  economic and  military  structures  of  persia  from  this time  up  to  the end of  sasanian  period....

This article proposes an interpretive framework of paradox and wonder as a new approach to understanding the affective properties social consequences miniature objects in archaeological record. Building upon current scholarly theories miniatures inherently intimate, this accounts for how small-scale artworks were also designed deliberately manufactured elude user attempts at full sensory access...

as defective; (b) the work of Local Mental Welfare Associations. I propose to make a few remarks, of necessity impressions only, first about (a) and then about (b). For the large urban area, with its population of over 50,000, the problem becomes comparatively simple: the special school is well known to all, especially in those districts where its nature is well advertised by a large noticeboar...

Members of the Society and guests. In 1951 when Mr Jackman was President of this Society, I as one of his dressers, was permitted to attend my first 'MedChi' meeting. I was overawed. The 'Med-Chi' was, after all, the premier postgraduate society of the City and far beyond. I remember how fascinated I was to observe the proceedings and to register the elegant eminence of the members. Little did ...

At a time of drastic change in the environment surrounding financial institutions, administrative work centralization aimed at reducing the workload of the back office has propelled the introduction of cost-effective image processing systems geared toward centralized operations. Further, in an effort to prevent forgery, more and more institutions have done away with duplicate seals and are intr...